multiple personality
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- noun
- /ˈmʌltəpəl ˈpɜrsənəlɪti/
- Specialized
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trastorno de identidad disociativo
- And the rest of the tests had proved that he had a dissociative condition but not multiple personality disorder.
- multiple personality disorder
- cases of multiple personality
If you sever that, you will get people that have literal multiple personalities, one in the right, one in the left.
- If you sever that, you will get people that have literal multiple personalities, one in the right, one in the left.
- If you sever that, you will get people that have literal multiple personalities, one on the right, one on the left.
- And it's this concept around like, not multiple personality disorder, but just like having multiple people in your head.
Examples
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Her commitment draws the derision and ridicule of her male colleagues who insist that multiple personalities don't really exist.
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You suffer from multiple personality disorder.
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However, he does exhibit signs of Multiple Personality Disorder.
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Also, if you have multiple personality disorder, do not register each of your personalities.
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So I've been reading up on this disorder, which is multiple personality disorder.
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If I can prove this is a case of multiple personality, there's a good chance she'll be acquitted.
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Psychologists and cultural critics have identified several factors that account for the higher incidence of multiple personalities among women.
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The therapist diagnosed her with multiple personality after observing her sudden changes in behavior.
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In his autobiography, the author shares his struggles with multiple personality and how it affected his daily life.
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During the session, the psychologist explained that multiple personality involves distinct identities that can change from one moment to the next.
Synonyms
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A long-lasting pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving that causes problems in life
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A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'multiple' (more than one) combined with 'personality' (a person's characteristic patterns) yields 'more than one personality', which matches the disorder definition. This straightforward semantic composition follows common cross-linguistic logic, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Multiple personality comes from the clear image of multiple 'personalities' living in one person, as if one body held different minds or characters. That's why it means 'a rare condition where someone has two or more separate identities', and today doctors often call it 'dissociative identity disorder'.